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Education

University of Central Florida

Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences 

Minors: Materials Science/Engineering and Medical Sociology 

GPA: 3.69 

Relevant Courses:

Tissue Engineering           Bioimaging Science

Stem Cell Biology             Embryology

Orlando, FL 

December 2024 

Work Experience

Grace Church

Childcare Worker

  • Plan and execute stimulating, intentional, age-appropriate activities for children 6 weeks to 12 years old

  • Foster peer and adult communication via encouraging feedback and active listening.

  • Provide compassionate, wise, and effective care to groups and individuals via quick need response to and proactive, observant and currently-informed, dynamic systems for accident prevention.

Maitland, FL

March 2022 - present  

Self - Employed

Tutor for K-12 STEM subjects and college composition · Nanny

  • Identify learning needs and implement fun, engaging learning activities to help students advance.

  • Collaborate with students on homework assignments, identify lagging skills, and correct weaknesses.

  • Create special handouts, study guides, and enrichment materials to boost student knowledge.

Oviedo, FL

August 2019 - present  

Community Volunteering

Shepherd’s Hope: Free Clinic for the Uninsured

Patient Intake

  • Transferring physical intake form to online records database 
  • Inputting visit notes and orders for prescriptions, labs, and imaging and visit notes 

  • Collaborating with patients to identify their most accessible location for coordinated, discounted follow-up care to solidify the positive results beyond the main office

Orlando, FL

January 2023 - present  

Grace Church

Lead Nursery Teacher

  • Coordinate drop off and pick up of infants age 6 weeks to 2 years old: collecting security tags, allergy detail, listing and communication to other teacher 
  • implementing systems to take in, document and circulate information on feeding times, allergies, preferences, and  concerns 
  • innovatively and successfully explore solutions to soothe the babies having the most challenging time transitioning
  • building rapport with parents via clear communication and enthusiastically promoting a sense of excitment and support
  • manage a volunteer team ranging from 14 to 65 years old, and finding perceptive ways to create opportunities to authentically connect and build unity
  • bi-weekly, oversee 1:1 ratio care of 35 babies  

Maitland, FL

January 2022 - present  

Practical Experience 

New York, NY

August and November 2022,

July 2023   

MSW Pediatric Neurosurgery

Student Observer

Received

  • Directly followed attending surgeon from start-to-end of day for over 100 hours, in contexts including:

  • New patient consults, follow-ups, grand, pre- and post-op rounds, and all scheduled surgeries

  • Participated in interdisciplinary conferences discussing patient candidacies for surgery

    • Conclusions: considering the best possible treatment plans from a variety of distinct, unique, and significant viewpoints; approach was vital to ideal patient outcomes.

Contributed

  • Engaged with, assisted, and supported families of patients, as opportunity allowed

  • Scrubbed in on a total of four operations. 

  • Assisted OR staff with arranging materials (not in sterile field) before patient arrival

  • Answered incoming phone calls of operating surgeons, as per request

  • Collaborated with the administrative team to enhance communication about the progression of the day’s cases

Research Experience
 

UCF - Department of Health Sciences

Presenter at Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium

"The Effects of Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery on Quality of Life Compared to Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery in Adults of Advanced Age"

  • Displayed leadership qualities in guiding a group of 5 students through research question construction

  • Navigated ways to leverage everyone's strengths and adaptively reallocate efforts for high-quality outputs and rapport

  • Defining the cohort of study, researching and selecting the most accurate measurement to our research question

  • Writing the implications and results section

  • Served as the primary individual to orally defend the proposal to a panel of over 20 judges - laterally think and access the well of knowledge collected  

  • Proposal was identified as the "fan favorite" of the judges

 

Pediatric Neurology PA

Clinical Research Assistant

  • Screen patient records, referrals, and databases to identify prospective candidates for dozens of pharmaceutical research studies, including those for:
    • Epilepsy, LGS, Dravet, Infantile Spasms, CDKL5, Migraines

  • Assess sequence, and completeness of forms in patient binders in accordance with FDA standards

  • Strategically organize time-sensitive study supplies

Winter Park, FL

May 2021 - present   

Orlando, FL

August - December 2023 

Skills/Certifications/Credentials

  • CPR /First Aid Certification (ARC)

  • Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (ARC)

  • Sexual Abuse Awareness Training Certificate (MinistrySafe)

  • Program Biomedical Responsible Conduct of Research (CITI Program)

  • Ethical and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research (Citi Program)

  • Adobe Premier Pro certification

  • C programming language

  • Intermediate workability with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint 

Honors 

  • Florida Academic Scholars Scholarship (100% tuition)

  • Fan Favorite at Department of Health Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium December 2023

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